800 Indian Horses Killed to Prevent Indians From Waging Further War
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GlassJockey
N 47° 41.341 W 117° 04.346
11T E 494564 N 5281739
This monument is just off the Centennial Trail in the Spokane, Washington area.
Waymark Code: WM8HGB
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2010
Views: 11
IN 1858 COL. GEORGE WRIGHT, WITH 700 SOLDIERS WAS SENT FROM WALLA WALLA TO SUPPRESS AN INDIAN OUTBREAK. AFTER DEFEATING THE INDIANS IN TWO BATTLES HE CAPTURED 800 INDIAN HORSES. TO PREVENT THE INDIANS FROM WAGING FURTHER WARFARE HE KILLED THE HORSES ON THE BANK OF THE RIVER DIRECTLY NORTH OF THIS MONUMENT.
Type of Memorial: other
Type of Animal: service, work animal
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